373
373
Nov 6, 2012
11/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 373
favorite 0
quote 0
half of california voters have already voted by mail. nbcabduro santiago joins us. >> we are at a tiny place on nop hill. only about eight voting booths and this place was packed for the first couple of hours open and then the number of voters slowed down significantly to barely a trickle. and it's been that way at a lot of polling places earlier when we were at san francisco city hall poll workers manned the front steps to collect ballot dropped off there. there is a bit of a line downstairs at the polling station where a few dozen people waited to cast their ballot. as voters made their decisions, workers for department of election were busy counting ballots. voters who do take part in every election and also some first time voters. >> my business is important so i tried to come out and do my civic duty. you know, i come out. >> i think it is really exciting. this is my first time being able to vote in a major elocation because i'm finally old enough. so it is exciting for me. >> we would normally be at the playground. but we had a lit
half of california voters have already voted by mail. nbcabduro santiago joins us. >> we are at a tiny place on nop hill. only about eight voting booths and this place was packed for the first couple of hours open and then the number of voters slowed down significantly to barely a trickle. and it's been that way at a lot of polling places earlier when we were at san francisco city hall poll workers manned the front steps to collect ballot dropped off there. there is a bit of a line...
160
160
Nov 5, 2012
11/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 160
favorite 0
quote 0
california has 728 inmates on death row. that's more than any other state and only 13 inmates have been executed in the last 34 years. prop 34 opponents agree the system is broken but say the solution is to streamline the appeals process. three california governors, republican pete wilson and democrat gray davis agree on this issue saying that those on death row should not be allowed to escape their fate. >> collectively the 700 people have killed 200 children, 43 police officers, and raped and murdered more than 235 people. why in the world would the people of california want to reduce their death sentence? >> political analysts say when it comes to the death penalty economics will weigh in for voters but ultimately the decision is an emotional one in which voters will have to ask themselves is the death penalty just? kimberly tere, nbc bay area a news. >>> there was a dramatic rescue off the coast of marin county involving two children trapped in an overturned boat. >> reporter: from afar it looked lake the perfect day to
california has 728 inmates on death row. that's more than any other state and only 13 inmates have been executed in the last 34 years. prop 34 opponents agree the system is broken but say the solution is to streamline the appeals process. three california governors, republican pete wilson and democrat gray davis agree on this issue saying that those on death row should not be allowed to escape their fate. >> collectively the 700 people have killed 200 children, 43 police officers, and...
170
170
Nov 6, 2012
11/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 170
favorite 0
quote 0
a problem with california's election system? we discovered it appears the answer in this case is all of the above. every trip to the mailbox during election season brings anxiety for bill morrison. >> this stuff should not be coming. >> as each election day approaches, he continues to get mail for his late wife carol, the love of his life for 33 years. >> it angers me and it hurts because she is dead. >> dead for almost a decade. she passed away on may 18th, 2004 after a four-year battle with cancer. >> she was really a good person. >> reporter: that's why it puzzles and hurts bill the all the more to find out someone has been voting in carol's name during the last two presidential elections. >> i don't know why when somebody dies it doesn't go to the elections and they just cross the name off the list. >> reporter: even more troubling, he continues to get absentee ballots in the mail with carol's name on them, even though he sent past ballots back over the years indicating she died. >> it doesn't surprise me. i mean, you hear a
a problem with california's election system? we discovered it appears the answer in this case is all of the above. every trip to the mailbox during election season brings anxiety for bill morrison. >> this stuff should not be coming. >> as each election day approaches, he continues to get mail for his late wife carol, the love of his life for 33 years. >> it angers me and it hurts because she is dead. >> dead for almost a decade. she passed away on may 18th, 2004 after a...
128
128
Nov 17, 2012
11/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 128
favorite 0
quote 0
a man from southern california was promptly arrested. cheryl hurd joins from us oakland international. a news conference just wrapped up. what do we know now? >> reporter: that's right. alameda county sheriffs are not releasing a picture of the watch but i did get a glimpse at it. it is silver in color. it had wires coming out of it. it had a toggle switch on it. the man arrested called it art but it did not look like art to me. here's a picture of the man arrested. his name is jeffrey mcgann. 49 years old from southern california. police say he was here for a one-day trip. he flew in around 11:00 and attempted to fly out at 7:00 p.m. tsa officials flagged the watch down as he was going through screening. they said it just didn't look like. listen into j.d. nelson with the alameda county sheriff's department. >> why would anyone come to the airport with a watch with wires coming out of it, a toggle switch, fuses, a circuit board and think that was okay? that's not okay. the totality of the situation made the deputies arrest him and he wa
a man from southern california was promptly arrested. cheryl hurd joins from us oakland international. a news conference just wrapped up. what do we know now? >> reporter: that's right. alameda county sheriffs are not releasing a picture of the watch but i did get a glimpse at it. it is silver in color. it had wires coming out of it. it had a toggle switch on it. the man arrested called it art but it did not look like art to me. here's a picture of the man arrested. his name is jeffrey...
232
232
Nov 28, 2012
11/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 232
favorite 0
quote 0
it will start in southern california and end in the bay area. the 750 mile tour begins in escondido on may 12th. ends eight days later in santa rosa. another first for the tour, the route will take riders to the top of mount diablo instead of just halfway up. san jose will host the time trial, and san francisco and livermore will serve as host cities. livermore a last-minute edition after the community stepped forward to help the city pay expenses. >>> something is causing you pain or anguish in your life you should get rid of it. that's the common wisdom. >> but for one san jose man, the situation wasn't that simple. nbc bay area's garvin thomas is here with tonight's bay area proud. garvin, tough decisions and incredible results. >> we often praise our pro athletes by saying they never give up. jeff schmidt could teach them and the rest of us about not quitting. here is a man who took almost 18 hours to complete a single race. and that wasn't even the tough part of the journey. his much longer struggle is tonight's bay area proud. >> reporter:
it will start in southern california and end in the bay area. the 750 mile tour begins in escondido on may 12th. ends eight days later in santa rosa. another first for the tour, the route will take riders to the top of mount diablo instead of just halfway up. san jose will host the time trial, and san francisco and livermore will serve as host cities. livermore a last-minute edition after the community stepped forward to help the city pay expenses. >>> something is causing you pain or...
195
195
Nov 5, 2012
11/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 195
favorite 0
quote 0
why in the world would the people of california want to reduce their death sentence? >> a similar proposition to repeal the death penalty went before voters in 2004 and defeated 53 to 47%. diane. >> thank you, kimberly. we will have a complete live coverage of the local and national races on election night. and you can logon to bayarea.com where we will have a complete list of the results. >>> and about 7,000 union members throughout the state are now on strike. this is the scene at the knob hill store in alameda today. they have been picketting since 6:00 this morning after the deadline passed at midnight without agreement. they have been in negotiations for more than a year and the main sticking points at this point are health care benefits and proposed wage freeze and elimination of premium pay for sunday shifts. the workers are fighting to keep those benefits. >> we want our holiday pays and our sunday pays. we work hard and we deserve it, and our families deserve it. >> the strike is the company's first in the 77-year history. management says that the company has
why in the world would the people of california want to reduce their death sentence? >> a similar proposition to repeal the death penalty went before voters in 2004 and defeated 53 to 47%. diane. >> thank you, kimberly. we will have a complete live coverage of the local and national races on election night. and you can logon to bayarea.com where we will have a complete list of the results. >>> and about 7,000 union members throughout the state are now on strike. this is the...
191
191
Nov 16, 2012
11/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 191
favorite 0
quote 0
also, plenty of 60s in southern california with our storm system off shore. all numbers are continuing to drop across the bay area. 61 in san mateo and 62 in oakland. the south bay and a lot of 50s when you zoom in closer. campbell, cupertino in the mid 50s tonight. you definitely need that jacket. let's go outside to the live hd sky cam, it's san jose. we have clear skies at the lower levels, but we have cloud that are rolling in at the higher levels. it's a sign of, well, these changes coming our way. that looks like an airplane at the top of the screen. i was thinking a ufo. not quite, jeff. we have fog-free conditions but of course the high-level cloud cover is also increasing here. let's get a look at the latest storm system with some heavy rain for southern california. for us, the core of our rain is out here. we're 12 hours away from getting accumulating rainfall in the bay area. as we've talked about, it's not just one storm. but a second storm system heading into sunday. a quarter to an inch with the first storm friday and saturday. may even get thun
also, plenty of 60s in southern california with our storm system off shore. all numbers are continuing to drop across the bay area. 61 in san mateo and 62 in oakland. the south bay and a lot of 50s when you zoom in closer. campbell, cupertino in the mid 50s tonight. you definitely need that jacket. let's go outside to the live hd sky cam, it's san jose. we have clear skies at the lower levels, but we have cloud that are rolling in at the higher levels. it's a sign of, well, these changes coming...
127
127
Nov 15, 2012
11/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 127
favorite 0
quote 0
california is expected to have the world's second largest carbon market. the state air resources board says the result of the auction will be released next week. >>> toyota is recalling nearly 2.8 million cars worldwide due to problems with the steering mechanism. in addition to that, toyota also recalling several prius models due to a problem with the car's hybrid water pump system. 670,000 priuses are being raud in u.s., rest are in japan and europe. the prius cars are second generation models. certain corolla models being impacted, made between 2000 and 2011, this turns out to be the second multimillion car recall. >>> congress takes aim at the deadly meningitis outbreak. >> plus a late ruling on a controversial plan to measure earthquake faults off the coast. >>> it was clear and warm and well above average today but that's all about to shift. cloud cover increases tomorrow and temperatures dropping in the 60s from the coast to the interior valleys and we're tracking two stormgz. we'll let you know when rain drops arrive in just a few. >>> the nationwi
california is expected to have the world's second largest carbon market. the state air resources board says the result of the auction will be released next week. >>> toyota is recalling nearly 2.8 million cars worldwide due to problems with the steering mechanism. in addition to that, toyota also recalling several prius models due to a problem with the car's hybrid water pump system. 670,000 priuses are being raud in u.s., rest are in japan and europe. the prius cars are second...
209
209
Nov 6, 2012
11/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 209
favorite 0
quote 1
. >> reporter: california news new web registration added 600,000 new voters to the election. they are young and mostly democrat. political observers are most independent and may not follow party lines. they could choose president obama, but not show the same support for prop 30. those against prop 30 feel the governor put education out front. >> it was a false choice to say it was either education, funding or the cuts. it was tied to education. that was the best way to get the voters to go along with the tax increase. >> reporter: proposition 30 needs 50% to pass. both sides agree this is going to be very close. as for governor brown, he held that one last rally this morning. he says that's it for today. he will spend the rest of the day hiking. reporting live, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> and prop 30 is up against proposition 38. another education-related tax. it is being funded by mol molly munger. she spent more than $47 million on that proposition. it would raise an estimated $10 billion for schools and pay down state debt. if 30 and 38 happen to pass, the one t
. >> reporter: california news new web registration added 600,000 new voters to the election. they are young and mostly democrat. political observers are most independent and may not follow party lines. they could choose president obama, but not show the same support for prop 30. those against prop 30 feel the governor put education out front. >> it was a false choice to say it was either education, funding or the cuts. it was tied to education. that was the best way to get the...
183
183
Nov 8, 2012
11/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 183
favorite 0
quote 0
it will push across the northwest in northern california nor tomorrow. this will introduce rain, also some wind and even some extremely low sierra snow. we're going to detail the timing on all of this, and what it means even for your weekend, coming up in just a few minutes. >> okay, thanks, jeff. >>> and it's a one-two storm punch for the northeast, where people are still reeling from hurricane sandy. from flooding to snow, a live report after this break. >>> plus -- >> i'm kimberly tere live in the east bay where a new outlet mall has opened just in time for the holiday shopping season. more on the high-end stores with deep discounts, coming up in a live report. woman: oh! tully's. how do you always have my favorite coffee? well, inside the brewer, there's a giant staircase. and the room is filled with all these different kinds of coffee and even hot cocoa. and you'll always find your favorite. woman #2: with so many choices, keurig has everyone's favorite. i just press this button. brew what you love, simply. keurig. >>> well, the timing could not be
it will push across the northwest in northern california nor tomorrow. this will introduce rain, also some wind and even some extremely low sierra snow. we're going to detail the timing on all of this, and what it means even for your weekend, coming up in just a few minutes. >> okay, thanks, jeff. >>> and it's a one-two storm punch for the northeast, where people are still reeling from hurricane sandy. from flooding to snow, a live report after this break. >>> plus --...